neca does have someone on site, just not permanently. neca has an overseas supervisor that go back and forth to china to check up on things there. but i see what you mean, having someone on site permanently who can speak the language and better understand the culture might help. but that someone also has to understand the toymaking process and has high standard. so maybe neca could steal ht's factory supervisor?
not just wolf. neca has produced many cool figs that have decent paint app. so i dont get this sometimes good/sometimes sloppy tendency. do they use two different factories? do they cut corner on the more expensive licenses(termie, preds, potter all look sloppily painted)? are the factory workers only sober for half a year but drunk for the other half? what?
but that's what i meant. even if priced the same as a ht, that neca 2up can still be a serious contender to ht's preds, based on the strength of kyle's superior sculpt. take out the electronics, par down the accessories to the basic, drop the fancy packaging, price it at $150, and it's no contest which 12" i will choose. no contest.
kyle, not to stroke your ego, but i think i speak for a lot of people when i say your 2up kick ht's pred nuts EASY. and speaking for myself, your pred looks better and more accurate than even the CM; that's the highest high end you could go short off a lifesize replica. so you dont have to sweet talk us anymore with how low your price is, or how inferior the ht's or mcf's or ss's are. we know. we see. what i keep saying is your sculpt is worth more than $70. much much more. so let's see the paint keep up with it, okay?
you got upset by mcf's NJ office for the way they treated your pred, justifiably so. and now working for neca, your pred is treated just as bad but you dont seem to upset as much.
kyle, not to stroke your ego, but i think i speak for a lot of people when i say your 2up kick ht's pred nuts EASY. and speaking for myself, your pred looks better and more accurate than even the CM; that's the highest high end you could go short off a lifesize replica. so you dont have to sweet talk us anymore with how low your price is, or how inferior the ht's or mcf's or ss's are. we know. we see. what i keep saying is your sculpt is worth more than $70. much much more. so let's see the paint keep up with it, okay?
you got upset by mcf's NJ office for the way they treated your pred, justifiably so. and now working for neca, your pred is treated just as bad but you dont seem to upset as much.
at the end of the day, a line has to be drawn perhaps - do you want to cater more to us, or to the walmart moms? because if you want to cater to the collectors, then a $25-30 for a 7" pred is still an easy buy. but if you want to cater to walmart moms, then your sculpt is a waste of your time. just give them the old kenner's quality, price it slightly lower, and they will still buy for their kids.
and that's what your current preds look like to me... they look like neca cant make up their damn mind, and your preds suffer greatly because of it.
dont justify it with its price tag. tankman did it, and now you're doing it also. forget the price for a sec. do you see a prob with the fig? do you see how it can be improved? would you go for a better painted pred? if you answer yes to all three, then we're in agreement. price tag can be adjusted.
sculpting was beyond neca's control too at one time. remember planet terror? how about kurt russel the stuntman? or we can go back to the early cult classics. anyone has john mcclane in their collection?
i cant paint worth a damn. i prefer to give my money to neca and have them do it for me.
But....but I just bought 3 of them this year!!!....
